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Why Hurricane Costs Keep Rising Even as Building Codes Get Tougher
Despite efforts to reduce vulnerability to catastrophic weather events such as Hurricane Ian, rapid population growth and increased storm frequency have driven loss expectations even higher, ...
California Governor Vetoes Bill Banning Robotrucks Without Safety Drivers
California Governor Gavin Newsom late on Friday vetoed a bill to prevent heavy-duty driverless trucks from operating in the state, in a relief for companies developing autonomous technology to haul ...
AI Tapped to Fight Wildfires
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, killing many people, exhausting firefighters and fueling demand for new solutions. Enter ...
Workers Comp Patients Fare Worse After Spine Surgery Than Others
Workers compensation patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery don't do as well post-surgery as other patients undergoing the same procedures, according to two recently published studies in the ...
Triple-I: California Insurers Still Impacted by 2017-2018 Wildfires
Paying out more than twice as much in claims and expenses as collected in premiums in both 2017 and 2018, California homeowners insurers are still feeling the impact in 2023, according to the ...
As Complaints Against Pharmacists Rise So Does the Cost to Defend Them
The cost to defend complaints against pharmacists to their State Board has increased more than 100 percent in the last decade, according to a newly released claim report published by Healthcare ...
Minivans Disappoint When it Comes to Rear Seat Safety
Of four popular minivan models tested in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) updated moderate overlap front crash test, not one earned an acceptable or good rating. The Chrysler ...
Global Business Group Developing Standards to Account for Climate Risks
An international working group of 40 business and finance executives on Monday presented companies with guidelines on explaining to investors their dependence on ecosystems in a bid to better manage ...